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Hello everyone
First-time posting, so here goes...
I've been looking into booking a week in Les Menuires in early January - looks like a cheap way to ski the 3 Valleys. But there's one word that seems to crop up again and again: "ugly". Can you give me some frame of reference here? Are we talking uglier than Tignes? Or how about Plagne Centre in La Plagne?
Thanks
Sam
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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SamTheEagle, Just means a couple of big hotels 'benidorm' looking things. Not that many alpine type buildings. Its a good resort if snow is good but not the best in poor conditions but VT is easily accessible.
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It is ugly, but you don't look at the buildings when skiing knee deep powder on piste (Feb last year!).
We are going back again this Feb, it is substantially cheaper than Meribel and the rest of the 3V...
The biggest, ugliest block has been knocked down now 
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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CarlT, Yes they are working hard to improve the reputation of the place. It wont improve the great skiing but it will push up prices. I found much of the LM area very reasonable in price.
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Probably on a par with Tignes or La Plagne. But there is the option of sitting on the terrace with your back to the buildings and looking at the mountains instead.
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Lizzard, you're right but it doesn't have many nice bars facing that way and there seems to be the biggest mish-mash of lifts and pylons I've every seen going out of a resort. And there's not many tree's to hide them! Reberty 2000 is OK if a little barl-ess though.
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Welcome to  's. If you can ski you probably wont see much of Les Menuires. There is a vast area to ski. A cheap base for 3V, so what you will probably want to get over the valleys to La Praz, C1650 et al. Dont worry about the apartment blocks, ski the mountain!! The apartment is for sleeping in. Hope this helps.
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Hi Sam,
I would agree with most of the comments here - Les Menuires is ugly and has a bit of a bleak feel about it and stevew is right about the mish mash of lifts and pylons. However the skiing is very good indeed particularly high on the ridge between Les M and the Meribel valley where there are many long and fairly quiet red pistes such as "Les Quatre Vents" - and best of all you cannot see the village from there!
Access to Meribel, Mottaret and Val T is very good. It is a cheap way to ski the 3Vs and I am sure you will enjoy it.
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Thanks a lot for all the feedback (and the welcomes!). You've made my mind up for me - definitely going to opt for Les Menuires. Here's hoping there'll be lots of snow!
Cheers
Sam
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| SamTheEagle wrote: |
Thanks a lot for all the feedback (and the welcomes!). You've made my mind up for me - definitely going to opt for Les Menuires. Here's hoping there'll be lots of snow!
Cheers
Sam |
Where you thinking of staying ?
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Not sure yet. Want to stay in a hotel - currently researching a few hotels that were listed on the skiclub.co.uk website. Any recommendations?
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You know it makes sense.
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| SamTheEagle wrote: |
| Not sure yet. Want to stay in a hotel - currently researching a few hotels that were listed on the skiclub.co.uk website. Any recommendations? |
We stayed at L'Ours Blanc in February. http://www.hotel-ours-blanc.com/
It is a very friendly ski in - ski out hotel that is run by a french/english family.
The food is excellent, the rooms are of a very good standard and there is also a hot tub, sauna and steam room.
We tried to book again for next February, but they were fully booked for the week we wanted. Unfortunately, we left it later this year to book.
We are now booked to stay in the Les Menuires Club-Med...
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